The most interesting pieces of pop music trivia that you know (that are 100% false)

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565. Keith Richards is a woman; Yoko Ono is not.
566. The lead singer of the Gorillaz is engaged in a torrid affair with Betty Rubble.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 August 2005 17:55 (eighteen years ago) link

567. The collected lyrics of Kiss contain at least one example of every rhetorical device known to man.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 28 August 2005 17:59 (eighteen years ago) link

568. Thom Yorke's mother used to warn him about the danger of a sudden change in wind-direction.

569. There are currently 13 bands touring the UK claiming to be the original Dumpy's Rusty Nuts.

570. Alanis Morissette is totally on my dick.

― I Ain't No Addict, Whoever Heard of a Junkie as Old as Me? (noodle vague), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:00 (eighteen years ago) link

571. The Kirstie Alley looking one from the Magic Numbers is actually the niece of 1960s London gangster Jack "That Hat" McVitie.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:05 (eighteen years ago) link

572. In central Europe, Dairylea Lunchables are endorsed on the television by NOFX dressed as seals.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:06 (eighteen years ago) link

573. The Stone Roses are banned in Anglesey. It has never been explained why.

574. Drum 'n' bass was invented at illegal raves held in the radiology department of King's College Hospital on the third Sunday of every month in 1989.

575. Sleeper originally formed in Dulwich, at a support group for people who had had one or more fingers bitten off by wildfowl. Louise Wener has since had her right index finger restored by plastic surgery.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:08 (eighteen years ago) link

576. Not even his closest friends are quite sure why, but Mark E. Smith secretly covered the publishing costs for some slim volumes of Guns & Roses slash.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:10 (eighteen years ago) link

577. Babyface can only count up to fourteen.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:11 (eighteen years ago) link

578. Kid Creole and the Coconuts' "Stool Pigeon" is about Timothy Leary.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:13 (eighteen years ago) link

579. Bilal owns the world's largest collection of nautical compasses.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:13 (eighteen years ago) link

580. People seem to forget that the Woodstock festival was named after the Peanuts cartoon character, not the other way around.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:16 (eighteen years ago) link

581. Menswe@r were originally going to name themselves after 'Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?' star Rodney Bewes, until they realised that they didn't actually know who he was.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:18 (eighteen years ago) link

582. In April 2005 it was revealed that Pete Doherty's entire career was actually a viral marketing campaign for the Playstation Portable.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:18 (eighteen years ago) link

583. There are no permanent members of the Flaming Lips. Wayne Coyne will allow any group of people to perform under the name so long as they have received his express written permission beforehand to perform under the name on a given date when no other band is using the name. Coyne has also legally arranged for the name 'The Flaming Lips' to pass into the public domain 35 years after his death, though WarnerChappell will own the rights to all works recorded under said name in perpetuity.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:24 (eighteen years ago) link

584. Both Diplo and The Dipset are named after popular racehorse Benny The Dip, winner of the 1997 Derby.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:24 (eighteen years ago) link

585. "The Avenue" by Roll Deep was originally going to be based around a sample of "Army" by Ben Folds Five

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:26 (eighteen years ago) link

586. Li'l Jon officially purchased the gift of bass from Mark King of Level 42 in November 2002 for $75.3m.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:29 (eighteen years ago) link

587. Chris Helme of The Seahorses is the nephew of 'The Fast Show's Arabella Weir.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:31 (eighteen years ago) link

588. Before getting Courtney Love pregnant, Steve Coogan had already fucked 3/4 of L7.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link

589. Before becoming famous, The Game worked as a scullery maid for Donatella Versace.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:35 (eighteen years ago) link

590. "Lola's Theme" by Shapeshifters was actually a Butthole Surfers' cover.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:36 (eighteen years ago) link

591. Doctors can sometimes diagnose gonorrhea from a person's hands, as the disease can swell extremities and cover them with greenish sores. This is how Clap Your Hands Say Yeah got their name.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:36 (eighteen years ago) link

592. Divisions Of Laura Lee don't actually exist. Their 'records' are actually empty CD cases designed solely to fill out the shelves at HMV.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:38 (eighteen years ago) link

I like how I started the thread but yet I'm the only idiot who can't ever seem to remember to number the trivia he contributes.

― Cunga (Cunga), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:40 (eighteen years ago) link

593. The only record that Virgin Megastores' 'mystery shoppers' are allowed to purchase is Cat Power's What Would The Community Think?. Employees incur an immediate fail if they do not ask the purchaser if they've heard of Joanna Newsom.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:41 (eighteen years ago) link

594. Before becoming an indie musician, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson held an impressive 17-5-0 record on the bare knuckle boxing circuit.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:41 (eighteen years ago) link

595. Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab has never lost a game of gin rummy in his life. He attributes this to "positive thinking"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:42 (eighteen years ago) link

596. Drew Carey used to front not one but two Pere Ubu cover bands back in the early eighties, and all before he got fat, too.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:44 (eighteen years ago) link

597. In a 1998 Melody Maker poll, 94% of musicians polled said they'd rather be in Slayer instead. Exceptions included Chris Geddes of Belle & Sebastian, Heather Nova, and Prince.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:46 (eighteen years ago) link

598. The Proclaimers chose their name with the express intention of annoying Chrissie Hynde.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:47 (eighteen years ago) link

599. My Bloody Valentine guitarist Bilinda Butcher was disqualified from the qualifying rounds of the 1987 World Professional Darts Championship for spitting.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:49 (eighteen years ago) link

600. Ted Nugent has a genetic predisposition towards perfect teeth, but gets a dentist-to-the-stars to artificially yellow them so he can maintain his "street cred."

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:52 (eighteen years ago) link

601. Embrace's Danny McNamara will not allow any journalist to interview him until they agree that he knows more Simpsons quotes than they do.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 18:54 (eighteen years ago) link

602. Charlie Simpson's desperation to prove his indie cred in early Busted interviews often led to him replying "I can't believe how the BBC fucked up the scheduling of Seinfeld and The Larry Sanders Show" when asked about how the band got their name.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 August 2005 19:04 (eighteen years ago) link

This is taking a Thrills: believe it or not turn...

― KeefW (kmw), Sunday, 28 August 2005 19:13 (eighteen years ago) link

603. Def Jux records originally only sold Dick Curless reissues.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 20:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Rick Witter practised as a Mormon for three weeks in 2002. Despite claiming to have "lost interest" in religion, he still has fourteen wives

― Jason J, Sunday, 28 August 2005 21:14 (eighteen years ago) link

605. The moniker "Missy" Elliott is due to a dyslexic PR assistant at her record company. Elliott hints at this mistake in the song "Spelling Bee", her real name Melissa being Ancient Greek for "bee"; see e.g. Liddell & Scott.

― OleM (OleM), Sunday, 28 August 2005 21:45 (eighteen years ago) link

606. Paddy McAloon's real name is Diarmaid Ó Súilleabháin. When, in the late 70's, he was pestering independent record companies with his early demos clearly inspired by his hero Paul McCartney (then considered desperately uncool), the Irishman overheard an A&R representative groaning "oh no, it's that wotsisname again, that paddy Macca loon".

― OleM (OleM), Sunday, 28 August 2005 21:52 (eighteen years ago) link

607. Kano used to play drums in King Adora

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 21:54 (eighteen years ago) link

Journey's original name (back when they were an instrumental combo) was Everybody Loves I Love Shit Pinata.

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Sunday, 28 August 2005 22:41 (eighteen years ago) link

608. Journey's original name (back when they were an instrumental combo) was Everybody Loves I Love Shit Pinata.

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Sunday, 28 August 2005 22:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Mark E Smith refuses to by his music from anywhere other than the Britannia Music Club. He's been a member for twelve years. His last purchase was Natasha Bedingfield's 'Unwritten'

― Jason J, Monday, 29 August 2005 10:19 (eighteen years ago) link

610. GG Allin was lactose intolerant

― Jason J, Monday, 29 August 2005 10:28 (eighteen years ago) link

611. John Gotti's mausoleum contains a miniature speaker system which has played "Higher State of Consciousness" on a continual loop since his burial.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 10 September 2005 19:48 (eighteen years ago) link

612. Shut Up & Dance won the only ever episode of "Celebrity Knightmare" in 1991, by spellcasting "S-P-I-D-E-R" at a vital moment.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 10 September 2005 19:57 (eighteen years ago) link

613. "Resurrection" by PPK was Pope John Paul II's favourite ever song.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 10 September 2005 20:00 (eighteen years ago) link

Rapper T.I. was originally known as TI-86. He was given the nickname by his friends because he was the best student in his AP Calculus class.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 16 September 2005 12:25 (eighteen years ago) link

Hence, "You know they call me T.I., but you don't know"

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 16 September 2005 14:13 (eighteen years ago) link

Coincidentally, calculus also provided the inspiration for Master P.'s No Limit record label.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 16 September 2005 14:19 (eighteen years ago) link

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